Personal Assistant – Domiciliary Care Service – Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham

Hourly Rate: £12.60 per hour

Employment Status: Permanent

Responsible to: Senior Domiciliary Care Personal Assistant/Care Co-ordinator

Location: Sutton Coldfield

Job Purpose: To provide a range of personal, social, emotional and practical care tasks as required for the well-being of citizens, and their carer, living in their own homes within the community, whilst keeping a watchful brief on their changing needs. To work towards an assessed and planned package of person centred care, or maintenance programme, enabling citizens and their carers to exercise control over their own lives by maximising their independence. The provision of a culturally and ethnically sensitive service is integral to the provision of home care. To assist in the delivery of a high quality Sitting Service in accordance with agreed standards, organisational policies and procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Will incorporate the proposals of all appropriate legislation and will be carried out following an assessment and instruction from the Domiciliary Care Manager.
• Have individual responsibility, under the supervision of the Domiciliary Care Manager, for the personal needs of citizens.
• Observing each citizen's changing needs and reporting, on a regular basis, to the Domiciliary Care Manager.
• Providing personal care in a sensitive manner for all citizen groups and their carers living in their own homes within the community (this may include assisting citizens to get up, and go to bed, total body washing, in line with procedures, assisting with toileting, dressing and feeding) and providing carers support.
• Social duties to include shopping, talking with citizens, helping to maintain contact with family, friends, and the local community, escort duties which may include:

• Escorting citizens, e.g. to the shops/bank.
• Escorting citizen on public transport.
• Escorting citizen to e.g. GP practices for appointments, or chiropody treatment etc.

Health and safety: Ensure the Health & Safety requirements of the organisation and relevant legislation are met.

Other: Undertake any other duties consistent with the objectives of the post, as required by the Manager.

Person Specification:

Experience: Previous experience of giving personal care to adults with specific needs for example, disabilities or learning difficulties is desirable but not necessary as full training will be provided.

Essential Skills and Abilities:

• Communicate verbally and in writing in a comprehensive manner.
• Able to complete a timesheet, write a shopping list and handle money.
• Able to work by yourself.
• Able to provide sensitive and appropriate personal care to men, women and children.
• Having an awareness, understanding and willingness to meet the needs of people from different religious and cultural backgrounds.
• Be able to provide a service in a non-judgemental way to all citizens.

Training: Essential that you are willing to undergo training.

Education/Qualifications: NVQ/Diploma Level 2 or 3 is desirable but not essential.

The benefits of working for Midland Mencap:

• Higher than the average hourly rate of pay compared to many care providers.
• 20 days of paid holiday per year (not including bank holidays). This will increase to 25 days with years of service.
• All of our buildings are fully accessible and include personal care suits.
• Midland Mencap is Disability Confident Employer and encourages people with a disability or long term health condition to apply for job roles.
• Midland Mencap is signed up to the 'Working for Carers' charter. We can support family carers to work around their caring responsibilities.
• All of our employees are automatically enrolled on the 'Health Assured- Employee Assistance Programme' which offers confidential advice and support for personal and work-related issues.
• We offer flexible working and full and part-time employment to enable staff to work around their caring or family commitments.
• Statutory sick, maternity and paternity pay in accordance with government guidelines.
• After three months of continuous, regular employment, we can provide a proof of employment letter for staff members, to support finance applications.
• Relevant training to ensure staff are competent and confident to do their job.
• The opportunity to learn, improve your skills and progress in your professional career.
• A strong network of support from the management team and the opportunity to progress within Midland Mencap.

What we offer? Why Work with Midland Mencap?

• Join a passionate, inclusive, and community-led organisation making a real impact.
• Flexible and family-friendly working practices.
• Learning, development, and progression opportunities.
• Supportive team culture and access to employee wellbeing services.
• Pension scheme and expenses reimbursement.